Final · All games
VGK – SEA
Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken. Final. The price shown is the one frozen on the ledger before puck drop; nothing is re-priced after the fact.
- Frozen price
- Expected score
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- Market
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- Venue
- Climate Pledge Arena
Recap · the league's own video
Recap
The league's three-minute recap and condensed game, played in the league's own player. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
The frozen price had VGK at ; the pick was right. Ledger
Frozen before puck drop
What the ledger recorded
The prices appended to the hash-chained ledger before the game. Shown as recorded; never recomputed.
Source: CapOrCup prediction ledger
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
1 night off · game 2 of a road trip
1 night off · third game in four nights
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Carter Hart
Joey Daccord
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
Vegas Golden Knights
L1 Ivan Barbashev (above the league middle) · Jack Eichel (above the league middle) · Mark Stone (above the league middle)
L2 Brett Howden (above the league middle) · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner (top tenth of the league)
L3 Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl (bottom tenth of the league) · Raphael Lavoie
D1 Brayden McNabb (above the league middle) · Shea Theodore (above the league middle)
D2 Parker Wotherspoon (above the league middle) · Rasmus Andersson (top tenth of the league)
PP1 Mark Stone (above the league middle) · Tomas Hertl (bottom tenth of the league) · Trevor Connelly · Jack Eichel (above the league middle) · Victor Olofsson (below the league middle)
Seattle Kraken
L1 Jared McCann (above the league middle) · Matty Beniers (below the league middle) · Mackie Samoskevich (bottom tenth of the league)
L2 Bobby McMann (top tenth of the league) · Chandler Stephenson (top tenth of the league) · Jordan Eberle (below the league middle)
L3 Kaapo Kakko (above the league middle) · Berkly Catton (below the league middle) · Shane Wright (below the league middle)
D1 Vince Dunn (above the league middle) · Adam Larsson (above the league middle)
D2 Ryker Evans (top tenth of the league) · Brandon Montour (above the league middle)
PP1 Kaapo Kakko (above the league middle) · Shane Wright (below the league middle) · Berkly Catton (below the league middle) · Matty Beniers (below the league middle) · Brandon Montour (above the league middle)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
Vegas Golden Knights
Kai Uchacz (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-24
Lukas Cormier (D): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-22
Parker Wotherspoon (D): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-12, expected back 2026-10-20
Victor Olofsson (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-11-02
Seattle Kraken
Brandon Montour (D): Day To Day (lower body), listed since 2026-10-15, expected back 2026-10-19
Jacob Melanson (RW): Out (chest), listed since 2026-10-03, expected back 2026-12-01
Jake O'Brien (C): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-27, expected back 2026-10-24
Ryan Lindgren (D): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-11-19
Officials · the league's game centre
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Chris Schlenker
Brandon Blandina
Kiel Murchison · Travis Toomey
Goals · the league's own clips
goals
Each goal plays in the league's own player, or opens on the league's site. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
VGK · P1 13:02 · V. Olofsson (R. Andersson, T. Hertl) · on nhl.com
VGK · P1 15:58 · T. Hertl (M. Stone, J. Eichel) · PP · on nhl.com
VGK · P2 01:43 · M. Stone (J. Eichel) · SH · on nhl.com
VGK · P2 13:07 · V. Olofsson (T. Hertl, T. Connelly) · on nhl.com
VGK · P2 19:29 · J. Eichel · on nhl.com
SEA · P3 04:52 · S. Wright (K. Kakko, C. Fleury) · on nhl.com
VGK · P3 09:43 · T. Hertl (I. Barbashev, J. Eichel) · PP · on nhl.com
SEA · P3 15:00 · J. McCann (J. Eberle, K. Kakko) · PP · on nhl.com
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger